MAGICAL FIND

CRASH CHAOS

They even travelled from their home in Beveren, near the Flemish-speaking port city of Antwerp, to a homeopathic centre on the other side of the country instead of a hospital while their tot was starving.

But his parents were this week slapped with only six-month suspended sentences.

Their lawyer Karine Van Meirvenne said: “My clients never realised that their son’s condition was cause for alarm.

“His health yo-yoed. They tried alternatives and that worked well. Sometimes he got a lot thinner but then he would get healthier”.